West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-10-13

MS lI1enua ltf the most part We're people
who, IN that CLIMATE whore ophthalmy OF in
Illumination Of the cyeball sweeps ever and
anon Us d scourge, had become blind, sick
people who were anxious TO get well and
troubled people I'm whose family there was
some one deal or dying IL no had "A nurse
at all IL wa empty, or we would have heard
what was oJne with the contents at the post
norton. P0or' The pigeon ~ the dove cote.
the rabbi in it, burrow, - silk worm in Is
cocoon. the bre la is hive is better provided
for, better off, better shclterel Ave the
brute creation has a home on earth, which
Christ has not
II on windy days the raven
Gnmb0l Ike a dan i'm ska,
Not the less lie loves ms hsyen
On The b)som Of tht cliH.
Nalmoet with eagle pinIon
O'er the Alps the channels oam,
Yet no has some email dOmi non
Which no douh he Gala his home.
But the Crown Prince Of all heavenly do
minion had less than tile raven, less than the
channels, for he was homeless. Aye, i'm the
history of the universe there is no other in.
stance Of such coming down. Who can count
the miles from the top of the throne 10 the
bottom OF the crossi Cleopatra, giving
banquet TO Antony took "A pearl worth
100000 and dissolved it i'm vinegar and
swallowed H. But when our Prince, accord
ing 10 the evangelist in his last hours took
the vinegar, in IL had been dissolved all the
pearls OF his heavenly royalty. Down until
there was no other depth for him TO touch
troubled until there was no other harass-
ment TO suffer, poor until there was no other
pauperism to torture. Billions Of dollars
spent in wars TO destroy men, who will fur
nish the statistics Of the value OF that pre-
cious blood that was shed 10 save usf "Ye
know the grace OF our Lord Jesiis Christ,
shat, though he was rich, yet for your sakes
he became poor
places can fully reach its power-the Holy
Land OF Asia Minor and the holy land of
heaven. How should like some day to take
a drink out OF Jacobs well, and take a sail
on Galilee, and read the sermon on the Mount
while standing ON Olivet, and see the wilder
ness where Christ was tempted, and be some
afternoon on Calvary at about O'clock the
hour at which closed the crucifxion, and
SIT under the sycamores and by the side of
the brooks, and think and dream and pray
about the poverty OF Him who came orr
souls 10 save. But you and L will probably
be denied that, and so here, in another CONT
nent and in another hemisphere and in scenes
as different as possible, we recount as we'll
as we may how poor our heavenly Prince be-
came. And in the other holy land above we
may all study the riches that He left behind
when lie started for His earthly expedition.
Gomez let us bargain to meet each other at
the door OF the Fathers mansion, or OIL the
bank OF the river just where it rolls from
under the throne, or at the outside gate
Jesus got the contrast by exchanging that
world for this; we will get il by exchanging
this world for that, There and then you will
understand more of the wonders Of tie c-race
of our Lord Jesus Christ who, ''though he
was rich, yet for your sakes became poor"
Yes grace, free grace, sovereign grace,
omnipotent grace. Among the thousands of
words OF the language there is no more queen
ly word: 1t means free and unmerited kind
ness My text has no monopoly of the word.
One hundred and twenty-nine times does the
Bible eulogize grace. 1t is door swung wide
open to let into the pardon of God all the
millions who choose to enter it.
John Newton sang of it when he wrote;
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved q wretch like mel
Philip Doddridge put it into hymnolopy
when he wrote:
Gfacel Ills charming sound,
Harmonious TO The ear;
Heaven with the e. no shall rcsound
And oil the world shall hear
One of John Bunyans great books is ell
TITLED Astounding Grace" 1T is all of grace
that am saved" has been on the lips of hum
dreds OF dying Christians The boy Sammy
was right when, being examined for adm;s-
sion into church membership, he was asked:
Wv hose work was your salvatOn" and he
answered.: Part mine and part Gods Then
the examiner asked; What part did you do
sammy and the answer was: 81 opposed
God all could, and he did the restlh On,
the height of it, the depth of it, the length of
IL, the breadth of 1.-THE grace of God! Mr.
Fletcher having written a pamphlet that
pleased the King the King offered 70 compen-
safe him. and Fletcher answered: There is
only one thing j want, and that is more
grace Yes, my blood bought hearers, grace
To live by, grace to die by. Grace that
savel the publican. that saved lydia that
saved the dying thief, that saved the iailer,
that saved me. But the riches of that grace
will not be fully understood until heaven
breaks I'm upon the soul An old Scotch
man. who had been a soldier in one of the
European wars, was sick and dying i'm one
OF our American hospitals His one desire
was TO SEQ Scotland and his old home.
and once again walk the heather OF
the Highlands and hear the bapDipes
Of the Scotch regiments. The night that the
old Scotch soldier died young man some
what reckless but kind-hearte /, got a com
pany OF musicians 60 come aud play under
the Old soldiers window, and among the in
struments there was a bagpipe The instant
that the musicians began the diving old man
I'm dclirium said whats that what's that
why, 10 the legiment5 coming home That's
the tune; yes, that's the tune. Thank God,
nave got home once mOren "Bonny Scotland
and Bonny Doom were the last words he ut
tered 8s he passed up 30 the highlands of tho
better country. Aud there are here to-day
hundreds homesick for heaven; some becau.e
you nave 50 many bereavements some be-
cause YOU have 80 many temptations some
because you have so many ailments; home
sick, very hOmes.ck, for the fatherland Of
heaven and tie music that you want 60 hear
now IS the sons OF free grace, and tho M Isle
yon want 20 hear when you die Is free grace
and forever before the throne of God You
will sing of the grace of our lord Jesus
| Christ, who, though he was rich, for your
sakeS became poOr.n
Yes, yes; for your sakesl 10 was not on n
| pleasure excursion that M came. for 10 was
an pain. 10 was not on astronomical cxplor
| alton, for he knew this world as well before
| he alighted as afierward 10 was not because
! ho was compelled TO come for he volun cred.
| ~ was not because 10 was easy for be knew
| that 10 would be thorn and spike. and hun
ger, and thirst aud yOciferaton of nnyrv
| MODS. Tor your -akeg Wipe away your
| L'art TO iorEl your wrong doing to com
partnership vour loneliness. to soothe your
sOrrOws, ~ cit with you by the ncw-tnade
grave, 90 bind up Your wounds in the ugly
battle with the world and bring you home at
last, kindling up the mists that fan on your
dying vision with the sunlight of a glorious
morn. For your snkes' No. j will change
that Paul viii not cnre. and Christ will not
care N ! change 10, for ! must get into the
blrssedncss OF the text myself and 50 I say:
% For our gakcs vs. For we ull have our temp
iatOus, and hcre1vements. and conflicts
! IOr our sakes Wewho deserve for orr sins
/ 90 be expatriato1 into n world rs much poorer
than this enrtb as this earth is poorer thon
heaven. For our sakcs
But what q fruitful coming down - take
us glOrionly up When Artaxerxeq was
/ hunting, Iirehazus, who was attending him.
showed the King % rent iu his garment The
King said CHOW shall 7 mond ityi "Bv civ.
10 al